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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: Lisa Eyadema <link_lisa@personal.ro>
Reply-To: Eyadema@worldemail.com
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 07:25:23 +0300
Subject: Greetings,

Greetings,

I am Miss LISA Gnassingbe, the daughter of the
late togolese president {Mr Gnassingbe Eyadema}, whom
died
of heart attack on the 5th of febuarary 2005 on a
saturday.

After his death, my elder brother{mr Factus Gnassingbe} ,
was quickly acknowledged as the new president of my
country, and till date there are still outstanding
problems
and onsteady decisions if really he is going to continue
as
the leader of my country.

Due to this effect, i wish to move some funds lodged in
by
my late father before his death in an account in europe
to
your country for a priavte investments abroad.

I am seeking for your trust to assist me move this funds
into your country for private investments now, and i wish
that you are a trustworthy person that can not only
assist
me get the funds into your country alone, but also keep
it
safe for me until i come over to your country and we shall
make proper arrangements for good investments together. I
shall thank you after this funds has gotten into your
country through your assistance. i await your quick
response through this email
address:
(Eyadema@worldemail.com)

Best regards.

Miss LISA Gnassingbe.





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